Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Corporate Family

3M — All Entities

Federal civil lawsuits across the 3M corporate family — 135,397 cases naming any of its 10 affiliated entities. These are distinct legal entities grouped by corporate affiliation; each also has its own page, and a case naming several members is counted once.

135,397
Lawsuits
135,171
As Defendant
226
As Plaintiff
20,750
Open
114,647
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
133,547 of these cases (99%) are Product Liability filings — large waves of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceedings. The totals and the year chart reflect that concentration, not typical caseload.
3659 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 100%Product Liability-heavy · 99%Activity rising

Cases by State

AL — 561 casesAZ — 34 casesAR — 21 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 10 casesCT — 16 casesDE — 33 casesDC — 6 casesFL — 104,546 casesGA — 53 casesID — 2 casesIL — 60 casesIN — 68 casesIA — 11 casesKS — 8 casesKY — 36 casesLA — 47 casesME — 4 casesMD — 19 casesMA — 59 casesMI — 20 casesMN — 6,846 casesMS — 73 casesMO — 121 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 2 casesNV — 9 casesNH — 4 casesNJ — 54 casesNM — 10 casesNY — 503 casesNC — 128 casesND — 1 casesOH — 40 casesOK — 22 casesOR — 19 casesPA — 2,100 casesRI — 22 casesSC — 19,168 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 12 casesTX — 541 casesUT — 4 casesVT — 4 casesVA — 18 casesWA — 24 casesWV — 22 casesWI — 18 casesWY — 1 cases
AK · 4HI · 1PR · 7

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 101,272 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityReal PropertyCivil RightsPatentContract

Filings by Year

19902026

Case Types

Product Liability133,547
Real Property1,034
Civil Rights158
Patent152
Contract139
Personal Property / Fraud119

Where Filed

  • District Court, N.D. Florida104,389
  • District Court, D. South Carolina19,168
  • District Court, D. Minnesota6,846
  • District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania2,080
  • District Court, N.D. Alabama549

Entities in This Family

135,397 Cases — Newest First

  • Harkley v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00377Filed 02/03/2026
  • Gaffney v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00376Filed 02/03/2026
  • Shortridge v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, S.D. West VirginiaNo. 2:26-cv-00080Filed 02/02/2026
  • Nichols v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00368Filed 02/02/2026
  • Mettler v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00367Filed 02/02/2026
  • Lyons v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00365Filed 02/02/2026
  • Goldhorn v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00363Filed 02/02/2026
  • Day v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00362Filed 02/02/2026
  • Beckwith v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00356Filed 02/01/2026
  • Alvarez v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00355Filed 02/01/2026
  • Guerrero v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00354Filed 02/01/2026
  • Prater v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00353Filed 02/01/2026
  • Duhaime v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00352Filed 02/01/2026
  • Hobbs v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00349Filed 01/30/2026
  • Natividad v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00350Filed 01/30/2026
  • Bishop v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00351Filed 01/30/2026
  • Oneal v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00348Filed 01/30/2026
  • Flowers v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00347Filed 01/30/2026
  • Jenkins v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00346Filed 01/30/2026
  • Blackman v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00345Filed 01/30/2026
  • Reshsa v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00344Filed 01/30/2026
  • Brown v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00330Filed 01/30/2026
  • Gilroy v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00328Filed 01/30/2026
  • Talley v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00324Filed 01/29/2026
  • Karris v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00320Filed 01/29/2026
  • Greek v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00317Filed 01/29/2026
  • Brach v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00302Filed 01/28/2026
  • Fuller-Quezada v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00297Filed 01/28/2026
  • Schwoyer v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00291Filed 01/27/2026
  • Shuff v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00285Filed 01/27/2026
  • Clark v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00284Filed 01/27/2026
  • Daniel v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00283Filed 01/27/2026
  • Flores v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00281Filed 01/27/2026
  • Satalino v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00282Filed 01/27/2026
  • Sanchez v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. MinnesotaNo. 0:26-cv-00694Filed 01/27/2026
  • Ellington v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00280Filed 01/27/2026
  • Gutierrez v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00278Filed 01/27/2026
  • Hensley v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00275Filed 01/26/2026
  • Platero v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00274Filed 01/26/2026
  • Tuzza v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00273Filed 01/26/2026
  • Rounick v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00271Filed 01/26/2026
  • Roberts v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00269Filed 01/26/2026
  • Kimbrough v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00268Filed 01/26/2026
  • Donahue v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00263Filed 01/26/2026
  • Vaughn v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00259Filed 01/26/2026
  • Atkinson v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00257Filed 01/26/2026
  • Kuenze v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00254Filed 01/26/2026
  • Holder v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00251Filed 01/26/2026
  • Spencer v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00250Filed 01/26/2026
  • Gaffney v. 3M Company
    Product Liability Open District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:26-cv-00245Filed 01/25/2026